Tax Research - Chapter 3 Homework Assignment 1‚ 6‚ 9-24‚ 31-33‚ & 81 1. The three primary sources of U.S. federal tax law are the U.S. Constitution‚ tax treaties‚ and the Internal Revenue Code. 6. Congress has passed several laws to discourage tax protesters. For instance‚ a taxpayer is subject to a $5‚000 fine if he files a “frivolous” tax return as a form of protest against the IRS or the budgetary process. This fine would be levied‚ for example‚ when the taxpayer files a blank tax return
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April 17‚ 2011 Tax File Memorandum From Terry Rogers Subject: Mark’s Entitlement for Meal Deduction Today I spoke with Mark‚ who is the captain of a ferry boat that carries tourist on roundtrips from Seattle to Victoria back and forth. He came to my office to day with question as to whether he is entitled to take a deduction for the cost of meals incurred during his trip from Seattle to Victoria and back. Facts: Mark is a Captain on the ferryboat. Each trip last 15 to 17 hours and
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SOME OF THESE ANSWER ARE NO LONGER VALID AFTER THE END OF 2008. THOSE ITEMS ARE NOT ON OUR EXAM TOMORROW. 1. An audit of a government‚ conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS)‚ includes A. A determination of efficiency and effectiveness. B. An examination of financial statements and underlying records for conformance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). It does this as well as generally accepted governmental auditing standards C. Tests
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Tax Research Memo http://www2.gsu.edu/~accerl/home.html Your Firm October 19‚ 2011 Relevant Facts Joe‚ CPA reimburses a client for a $75‚000 tax liability that is traceable to Joe’s ineffective tax advice. For fear of increasing his malpractice premiums‚ Joe decides not to file a claim with his insurance company. Specific Issues How much‚ if any‚ of the $75‚000 paid to the client can Joe deduct using either causality loss or business expense? Conclusions Joe may not deduct
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Our government’s tax system‚ makes those who earn the most money pay the highest percentage in taxes. This is a communistic trait that many government officials now support. A tax system such as this encourages mediocrity‚ and sameness and doesn’t benefit the people who work hard for their money. The government also takes away a certain amount of the money you earn and gives it to people who don’t work and contribute to society and by extent people who may not deserve it; this is essentially communism
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COMPARISON BETWEEN EXISTING DIRECT TAX SYSTEM AND PROPOSED DIRECT TAX CODE IN INDIA Tax is defined as a compulsory payment made to the government by the individuals firms and companies without any expectation of a direct return. In general there are two types of tax system prevailing in our country. One is direct tax and other is indirect tax. Here we will restrict our discussion to direct tax only. Direct taxes are those the burden of which cannot be shifted‚ that is incidence and impact is on
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personal tax returns. In addition to a process map indicating the process that the staff is required to go through and time each process takes‚ discussion on how such process can be reengineered will follow. Finally‚ under the assumption that the concurrent technological support is available‚ an analysis on the cost and benefits of new information technology will be provided. EVALUATION OF PROCESS Although Ernst &Young believes that extra checks in the office to prepare personal tax returns build
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“TAX SYSTEM OF THE PHILIPPINES: ITS ASSESSMENT” I. INTRODUCTION Taxation: Defined As defined by Cooley‚ taxation is the process or means by which the sovereign‚ through its law-making body‚ raises income to defray the necessary expenses of government. It is expressed in another way as a method of apportioning the cost of government among those who in some measure are privileged to enjoy its benefits and must‚ therefore‚ bear its burdens. In order to finance the necessary expenses of the government
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True / False – Chapter 13 Maria defers $100 of gain realized in a section 351 transactions. The stock she receives in the exchange has a fair market value of $500. Maria ’s tax basis in the stock will be $400. True Control as it relates to a section 351 transaction is strictly defined to be 80 percent or more of the voting power of the stock of the corporation to which property is transferred. False The definition of property as it relates to a §351 transaction includes money. True To meet
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Article: Tax simplification: The 2006 changes to UK pensions taxation Abstract: “This paper sets out the key changes‚ and reports on how the market is responding” Introduction This article discusses the changes made to UK pension’s taxation in 2006 and the implications of these changes. The article clearly identifies two categories in which the issues arising from the changes can be subdivided. Firstly‚ the Short-Term aspects of the changes‚ which force the market to react quickly because
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